Webster's nights have been troubled with over 20 reported motor vehicle break-ins in recent months, with incidents concentrated around North Main Street and Lake Street, but the Webster Police Department's vigilance led to an arrest last Thursday, as confirmed by a detailed social media post by the Webster Police Department.
In the depths of the night, around 2:41 a.m., Officer Sean Ebbeling, patrolling the streets, spotted a man who aroused suspicion by the name of Gavin Barszcz, as he traversed North Main Street towards Upland Ave, Officer Ebbeling kept eyes on Barszcz, who proceeded to try car doors down the avenue, its then he called in Officers Blomgren and Johnson to join the watch.
The officers, working in concert, set up a perimeter as Barszcz seemed to duck out of sight; their search culminating when Officer Blomgren located Barszcz ensconced in the driver's seat of a vehicle not his own, leading to his prompt arrest. A subsequent search of in Mr. Barszcz's possession yielded a multi-tool with a hammer, change, car keys, and a prescription bottle, items later confirmed to be stolen from the vehicle he was caught inside.
Barszcz, a 29-year-old resident of North Main Street, is facing multiple charges including "B&E into a Vehicle in The Night Time for a Felony,” "Attempted B&E into a Vehicle in The Night Time for a Felony,” "Possession of Burglarious Tools / Instrument," "3 counts of Receiving Stolen Property," and "Trespassing" as he was found with goods that linked him directly to the crime he seems was trying to hide but got caught in the act," according to the statement released by Webster Police Department.
For those who may have been victims of vehicle break-ins on Thursday night, the department urges individuals to reach out to Officer Ebbeling at [email protected], while reminding the public that all suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
